Haunted Howses

I had a new experience this week. My son and I participated in the building of a haunted house at the county fairgrounds. Not something I ever pictured myself doing, but hey, it's for a good cause, and our theater group makes a few bucks, so I went. This was not rocket science. It wasn't any kind of science for that matter. We were given a diagram of the maze that we were going to assemble from 4x8 flats and 2x4s, cordless drills and cut loose. I teamed up with a couple of guys that were already started and looked like they knew what they were doing. My son found some of his buddies and teamed up with them. Occasionally the designers would walk up and make suggestions or corrections and surprisingly, it didn't go too badly. There were a couple of times we all stood around scratching our heads and staring at the diagram going "No that can't be right", and sought out one of the organizers, but mostly it went together as planned. By 4pm, all of the walls were up and they were starting to string electrical for the "spooky" effects they have planned. That's when we headed out. There were lots of volunteers and not enough jobs left for that day. I have never really been a big fan of haunted houses, so I probably won't be back to see the finished product, but then I never thought I'd build one, so who knows. If you are into that sort of thing, check it out on the Oakland County Fairgrounds in Davisburg MI website for times. It helps the community and puts much needed dollars in the coffers of the nonprofits participating. So maybe I'll see you there. Boo!